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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14
THE OLD STONE FORT.
An American Antiquity Located In Coffee
County, Tennessee.


II the concentric rings in trees are
correct index of their age, that mys-
terious structure near Manchester, Cof-
fee County. Tenn. called the Old
Stone Fort, is of very ancient origin.
The trees growing on the rude stone
walls that surround the old structure
show, by their rings, fully five hundred
years growth. These trees, now be-
ing cut away, are the only witnesses to
the age of the stone work. viii their
testimony be accepted by historians?
Will the antiguarians ever find out who
built that old stone fort, and for what
purpose? II any investigators wish to
examine these old trees, they should do
so pretty soon, as they are rapidly dis
appearing
There is nothing in Tennessee, or in
the South. whose antiquity is so mys-
terious and entirely beyond the do
main of decent speculation as the Old
Stone Fort, which is about one mile
and half below the town of Man
chester
The two pfongs of Duck River come
within. say, two hundred yards of
each other, and then widen out, maxi
ing territory of perhaps one thou-
sand acres in the forks of the river,
and below the Narrows. At the Mar
rows the fort commences by a stone
wall now covered with earth, running
70 ho
the walls are built along the banks OF
9TH rivers down to a point where Il
ranol bao hoen cut, from one river
to The other; tno,.ea wall Is
made from one river tn the otler'
perhaps a quarter of q mile. Oh the
outside Of this wall is hollow. and III
this hollow is the sign Of the canal or
cut, evidently intended to protect the
fort by both the wall and the canal.
From the tirrer to the lower wall,
at places. there are higE bluffs on both
rivers. Wherever this bluff-preei-
pitous-is found, there is no wall. but
wherever there is no natural barrier
the wall is built. The entrance to the
tott was 1T the upper end. and the
gateways %l'nw that the builders were
doing their work iEHtelligently. The
entrance is by narrow pass-WdJ' with
walks on either side, and offsets SO az
the enemy on the outside from
having direct entrance for them
selves, and Sc as to cprotect those on the
inside from missiles from the outside.
The fort contains forty-seven acres
and is, or was when the writer first
saw it, heavily timbered, many of tho
tfees If large size growing on top OF
the walls.
Colonel Sam MURRAY, who settled
there about 1903, cut one of the trees
from the top of the wall and found 1T
to be about five hundred years old.
One mile up the river from the fort is
an immense mound-the largest one
perhaps in the cUuntry-making it
probable the fort was built by the
mound-builders Beyond this nobody
knows anything about it. Colonel
Murray, who wac man of high intel
ligence, claimed to have conferred with
the Indians of different tribes, but
none Of them could give him any ar-
count of it. either by tradition or oth-
erwise.
This fort is one of the many evil
dences that in this country, at some
remote period, there was race Of
people Of more stability and intelli-
gence than the rowing Indians whom
the first settlers found. -NashUtI.e
american
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14
MAD AS A HORNET.
General Sheridan, After Being Systematic
ally Snubbrd by the secretary of War
and the Adjutant- General, Will Com
mand a Halt.

General Sheridan, After Being Syste ematic-
ally Snubbrd by the secretary of War
and the Adjutant- General, Will Com
mand a Halt.
WASHINGTON, July 9-"General Sheri-
dan," said an old army officer, ''has not
forgotten how to fight, and think Secre-
tary Endicott and Adjuta1t-Gencral
Drum will find it out, too, before they are
many weeks older. 1 called on General
Sheridan q short time ago, and give you
my word that l have never seen Lutte
Phir in such a rage since the battle of
Five Forks. HIS face was livid and, in
fact, the General of the army was using
some pretty strong language why,
General sand |, what in the
world is the matterP Matter he ex.
ella med, 'that-tool, Drum, has actually
revoked one of. my orders. Think Of it,
my Adlutant.' / will not quote the Cen
erals further observation. 1t was not ex-
actlv pol te. This is what Drum had done:
Mr. Endicott left town the day before
CMr Endicott is bsent about half the
time) and designated General Drum to
act as Secretary of War in his absence.
AS acting secretary Mr.. Drum had
rescinded one of General Sherdan's
orders. In other words, General Sher-
dams chief of STAFF had the temerity tc
revoke an order of his superior ofhcer.
General Sheridan has kept very quiet
and submitted to a number of indignIties
from the Secretary of War, but think he
has decided that it is about time to call
halt. The matter is at present receiving
the attention of the President
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

The Yale class of 1887 was re-
markable one 1t included number
of men who became famous. Among
them were Senator Evarts, Chief JUS
tice Waite, Edward Pierrepont and ex-
President Chaplin, of Beloit. The aver
age longevity of the class is remark
able. OF the one hundred and four
men who graduated fifty years ago
forty still live. Nearly all of these
met at class reunion and talked over
their college days. They were jolly
set of old bows.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

TIE Grand Council of the Six Ma
tions held recently at the Tuscarora
Reservation, in the western part of the
Indian Territory, elected Thomas Will
liams Sachcm in place of John Mount
pleasant. deceased. Williams was born
on the reservation in 1854. He is 4
strong. muscular Indian, fairly we'll
educated. He speaks English fiuently.
He is a temperance advocate, and is
the leader of the Tuscarora brass
band. He promises to make a good
chief
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

THERE arrived in San Francisco a
few days ago from Japan tall, aristo-
cratic woman clad in black flowing
robes bound at the waist by a broad
leather belt. She proved to be Sister
Olga, missionary of the Greek Church
in Japan. She is the Countess Olga
Pontatinc, member of a noble Russian
family. Some time ago she was in at
tendance on the Czarina of Russia, but
finally entered a religious order.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14
TOOLS OF THE ANCIENTS.
Hardened Copper Enjoyed In the Max
ing of ChiseIs and Axes.

ing of thisels and Axes.
Steel was unknown to the ancients,
and copper was largely employed for
the purposes which steel is now made
to serve. the art of hardening copper
being known to the mechanics of those
days. f lge tools such as chisels AMI
axes were made of this metal, and
were used, it is said, in the building Of
Solomon's temple. 1t is supposed that
the early inhabitants of America also
had the secret of hardening copper, as
copper tools have been found in con-
siderable number in the ruined struc-
lures of Mexico and Peru, and even the
North American Indians appear to
have possessed the art to limited eX-
tent. A chisel found at Thebes con-
tanned "a per cent. copper, 8. 9
per cent. tin and l per cent.
iron; and in the Scandina-
Wan tumuli in Denmark. not only
chisels, hammers and axes, but knives
and daggers of copper have been
turned up. After having lain dormant
for many centuries, the art of harden
ing copper has now. so to speak, been
rediscovered by a citizen of New
Jersey, who has succeeded after sew
eral years of experiment in applying q
process to copper which will give it II
hardness nearly equal to that of steel.
The cost is not great and the metal is
fitted for many uses for which it has
not hitherto been available. 1t will
stand a much longer exposure in the
electric bath than the unhardened
metal. and it is thought that it will
prove a substitute for the metal now
used for bearings in journal boxes.
Mechanical Net0S.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

The statistics of immigration atNew
York for the first six months OF the
current year show large increase in
comparison with the same portion OF
last year. The figures are: First six
months of 1886, 14S,707; first six
months of 1887. 212,655. For the
whole year 1885 there were landed at
Castle Garden S00.918 immigrants. If
the immigration continues for the next
six months at the increased rate, this
year will show an immigration of near
ly 800, 900 persons,
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

AN Egyptian ofliccrwho participated
in the defense of KhartOum and an
Arab merchant who assisted General
Gordon when that city was besieged
by the Mahdi's forces, have arrived at
Suakim from Berber They report the
Mahdi's position as precarious and his
influence declining, and they also say
the rebels have taken Kordofan and are
now besicging Omdurman, and the
tribes are incensed at the Mahdi's op-
nreSSiOn.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

On Roberts Island, California, one
lay last week Farmer Gibson shot
love. which dropped dead in the grass
near his house. As he started to pick
p the bird he saw something move to-
ward the spot where it had fallen;
md. thinking it a coon, he fired at the
Ibject. which proved to be his thirteen
rear old son. who was hiding in the
srain. The charge entered the lads
breast and be died shortly after.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

FELIX PYAT is candidate for the
vacant seat in the French Senate for
the Department of the Cher. II shall
enter the Senate he writes, "as a
cartridge of dynamite, to blow up if |
can the obstruction to the Republic,
and reduce the Luxembourg to the
level of the Tuilleries.'
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

THE japanese Government has de-
cidcd to build three new war vessels to
cost $1,000, 900 each These are in adj
dition to seven mcn-of-war to be built
in France and England, which are to
be completed by the year 1889.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14
The American Telephone Company.

WASHINGTON, July 9-The American
Telephone Company has called in all the
stock sold by it and has refunded the
money to the subscribers. They are now
waiting for the confirmation of their con-
cession, which is expected here on the
18th instant and, as soon as received, Of
which, they say, there is no doubt, they
will begin operations on q ne W basis, is
sue their prospectus and place their stock
on the market Congressman Butter
worth will sever his connection as presl-
dent of the company as soon as the pre-
liminary ARRANGEMENTS are effected and
the concern is nlaced on lis feet again.
The old board Of directors will remain
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14
Tam Corwin had an enormo

Tom Corwin had an enormous
mouth, which. when it opened, was as
huge in its way as an alligator's. He
once said he had been insulted by Dea-
con Smith. The good brother asked
for further explanation. "Well." said
Corwin, when i stood up at the
lecture room to relate my experience,
and opened my mouth, Deacon Smith
rose up in front and said: viii some
brother please close that window and
keep it closedg"
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

ENGLAND has obtained for her i'm
ports into Cuba and Porto Rico the
same treatment as accorded American
imports by the Spanish-American con-
vention. The arrangement only oper
ates until the end of the year.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

Mr.. c. A. BUCKLEY, the Democratic
"bosso of San Francisco, will leave
England for home this week. The final
decision of the eminent Oculists he has
consulted leaves little hope of the res
toration of his siTht.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

1T has lately been discovered that an
Italian nobleman, who frequented the
most exclusive London society and
clubs at night. sails tinware from a
handcart in The suburbs during the dav.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

THE firemen of Brooklyn have been
made happy by Governor Hills sigma
ture to the act increasing their salaries
to 5000, 81 900 and 81, POO for the differ
ent GRADES of the service.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY. the Soston
poet, is suffering from nervous prostra-
ton, and has been obliged, in conse-
quence, to cancel number of engage
mentS to lecture.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

AN Albany barber says there is not
half the danger in being shaved from
the public cups in barber-shop as be-
ing brushed with the public hair
brush.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

LOUIS DYER, of the astronomical OBJ
servatory at Cambridge, Mass, has
arrived in San Francisco, where he will
take charge of the Lick observatory
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

PRESIDENT CLFt ELAND is not fond of
the man who calls at the White House
only to pay his respects.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

W. w. CoRCoRAN, the Washington
philanthropist, is slowly growing
stronger at Deer Park, but he will in
ALL probability never walk again. His
mental faculties are as vigorous rs ever.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

CHARLES HENRY BRUGGEMAN, the
well-known German publicist, died re-
Gently, aged sevcnty-sCven years.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

Miss CLARA FoLTz. known as the
lady lawyer Of The Pacific coast, has
abandoned the law with the intention
of publishing a weekly newspaper.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

REV. JOHN JASPER, who says ode
sun do move," celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday anniversary on the Fourth of
July.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

Nor long ago there were 60, 900 hold
ers of United States bonds Now there
are only $4,000.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

If you are good you know it.; u
you are bad everybody knows it
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05

The TRUE Policy OF TEMPERANCE
LEGISLATION. = We maintained several
years ago, that the true policy of the tenn
perance party would be to have local-option
supplemented by high license law, so
that where license was not prohibited by
local.option, high license would restrict the
consumption of liquor, and at the same
time increase the revenue of the State, and
thus compensate for the loss of revenue
where local-option prevailed, and thus meet
the argument that the State cannot afford
to lose the revenue derived from license for
the sale of intoxicants. We are gratified
to see that the Lynchburg Nescs, one of the
ablest journals in the State, maintains the
same view. 1t says
'Local option is the true policy of the
temperance folk, if it is to be that people
must be coerced and forced into temperate
habits and now, if the General Assembly
will only have the courage and prudence to
pass an auxiliary high-license law, to an.
ply to communities which do not adopt
local prohibition, we shall have the very
perfection of temperance legislation. Not
only will the number of saloons be greatly
diminished, but the depleted treasury Of
the State will be replenished, and the pro-
hibitionists will be enabled to continue
their work of educating the morals of the
people in those districts which have re-
jected prohibition.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05
Hon. Chas. T. O'Ferrall.

Whenever the Democratic party calls its
champions to the field, in the front and
thickest of the fight and the last to leave
the field is the Hon. Chas. T. O'FerraD.-
He has already appeared in several counties
of the Southwest, and was at Prince Will
liam last Monday, and tarried in this city
the same night on his way homo for res
pite of day, and tomorrow will fill his
appointment in Appamattox, whence he
will 90 TO Lynchburg, Botetourt, Gooch-
land and Madison.
The press and its correspondents refer to
the efforts of Colonel O'Ferrall in the most
complimentary terms, and note the good
results of his labors. He takes up the is.
sues directly and is clear and convincing in
his statements, that are enforced with logic
and power. The people like to hear HIM.
They know his straightforward manner Of
discussion, and the style in which he clears
the way for victory whenever an opponent
enters contest with him on the issues in
volved.
The Democrats of Augusta now enter
upon most important contest in this
county. Doubtless speakers from dis
lance will occasionally lend us some help,
and among them none will call out more
zeal and arouse more enthusiasm than the
gifted Rockingham campaiguer.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05
I'm Vain is a Net Set in Sight of ANY Bird. '

A writer in the last issue of the PaAea
Virysniaa advises the Republican ConVen'
ton to put temperance plank in their
platform, and to nominate temperance men
for the House of Delegates. The object OF
this is, to secure all the votes Of Temper
ance Republicans for the Republican ticket,
and to prevent them from voting for the
TICKET of the Prohibition party-hoping
that the Temperance Democrats will vote
for the Prohibition ticket, and thus SECURE
the election of the Republican ticket The
Valley Virginian assures the temperance
men that the Republican party is good
enough temperance party. Do ye see?
Will temperance Democrats allow them
selves to DO caught iu such a net. Hardly,
for the scriptures assure US that sit is in
vain to set a net in the sight Of any bird. "
1t is the duty of Democrats to vote for the
Democratic ticket whatever may be their
views GA tbs subject of temperance which
is not now all issue. When the local-option
election shall occur, will be the time for tenn
perance men to vote ou that question, and
then temperance Democrats and temper
ance Republicans can vote together.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05


A prohibition fight just now when the
fight would of necessity become factor in
pa1tizan politics, is sure. to engender resent
ment from the party injured-resentment
which will attach to the party in its own
peculiar fights hereafter. Charlottesville
Je1ersaaiaa.
To use tie language Of Shakespeare, this
is Has pisi az a pikestaff," as we have
heretofore clearly shown, and it is to US a
wonder of wonders that any Can be SO blind
ed by prei -'dice as not to see it; and to ap-
preoats tic fact that it will infiict injury
on the CO Use Of temperance, as it will
diminish tle number of its supporters in
future CON. ests with the supporters of the
liquor IT, tfic. 1t is Cylinder of that
character y hch Talleyrand said twas worse
that a eriB,e.'
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05
The Prohibition party Political party.

In tbs Prohibition Convention held here,
Mr.. ]. Lloyd Thomas, of Nd, member of
the National Prohibition Committee, and
the individual appointed to organize the
prohibition party Of this State, as reported
in the Valley Virginian. said:-
s'We are here to pledge our efforts to the
new party, and to ask votes for a political
party, and political candidates" This is
an authoritative declaration that the prohi-
bition party is organized as political party.
This will deprive that party Of the active
support of the ministers, who will not be-
come politicians, but who could, and would
act enthusiastically and efficiently with a
temperance party that was not political in
its character. Under the local option plan,
the ministers can aud will render valuable
service; but they eaaaat become active
members Of this third '.poiiticat pasty,' as
Mr.. Thomas frankly acknowledges, and
proudly proelaims it to be.
Is this the way to advance the cause OF
temperance in this State? Do you aid it
BY cutting off the right arm of its support
Was sensibls men ever before gn'lty OF such
folly?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

G.lder & Nelson. Trustees, VS.. ~. Suy
" &c.-In pursuance of decree OF the C1r-
cult Court for Augusta county. entered IN tnis
cause, december 10, 1886, shall proceed, AT my
omce. in Staunton. on
1hursddy November 1sf, 1887,
to settle the accounts of George NJ. Cochran.
~. and OF Elder & Nelson, trustees In deeds OF
trust executed by ], e. Guy; and. also TO take
an account of all liens upon the property or
said Guy conveyed by the said deeds.
JOS. A. WADDELL,
oct SIT Comm'r.
Wing INIA-IN vACATION.-In the
Clerks Office Circuit Court of Augusta
county, Oct. LIST. 1887.
A. B. Lightner
Geo. P.Sheets, A.S.Young and Jno D.Youell.
IN DEBT.
The object of this suit is to recover of the de-
PENDANT the sum of $780,. AZ, due by three bonds.
each for the sum of S43583 dated the 18th day
Of February, 1885, and payable respectively on
the LIST day of August, 1885, LIST day of August,
1856. and the LIST day of August. 1887, with in
terest from date
1t appearing by affidavit filed that George p.
sheets IL non resident of this State, 1t Is or
dered that be do appear here within one month
after due publication of this notice and do what
Is necessary TO protect his interest.
Teste.
Hudson Patrick. Pc, IN RYAN
oct st Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05

Lexington Division trsins run by Central
time. Main Line trains east OF Huntington
run by Eastern time, which Is one hour faster
than Central tilae.
No. /, daily except Sunday between Old
Point Norfolk, and White Sulphur. The train
arriving at White Sulphur on Saturday lays
over until 1910 p NJ, Sunday night.
No. 2. daily except Sunday. The train leav-
ing Louisville and Cincinnati Saturday
runs only to Clifton Forge, arriving there
Sunday $40 A. M, and laying over until Mon
day 700 a. NJ.
Nos. and run daily except that they do.
not run between Richmond and Old Point on
Sunday.
No S leaves Richmond daily except Sunday
Runs daily between Clifton Forge and Ash
land. Connects at Ashland or Columbus daily
except Sunday.
No. s, daily, from Ashland to Clifton Forge:
daily except Sun day from Charlottesville to
Old Point.
HOld Dominion Steamships leave NortoiE
Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and,
Saturday, 700 P. NJ, for New York.
For Rates, Tickets, Baggage Checks, appiyts
any office Of G. & o. R'y; or Depot or sickea
ONCE of connecting lines.
W. g. WICKHAM b. W. FULLER,
ID Vice.President. Genr Pass'r Agent.
n1f
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05
house 81 LOT FOR aAIE
LII IN STAUNTON

By virtue of a deed of trust executed to me
BY John 8. LipscOmD, trustee, &C., dated the
9th day OF November, 1881, and recorded In
the Hastings Court of stanton in Deed Book
No. 8. page 1877 s, and at the request of the BEN
enc1ar1es secured therein. L will sell at public
auction. in front Of the court house, in Staun-
ton, on
Saturday. the 1st day OF October, 1887,
Inat valuable properly now occupied by John
.. Llpscomb as residence, situated in the
eastern part of Staunton, on Maple Avenue.
(Coalter Street). Lot 50 feet 'front.' rs feet Deep
running through from street to street.
THE HOUSE CONTAINS = ROOMS.
besides bath room, pantry closets &C. and In
ntted up for gas. The house Is admirably ar
ranged for comfort and convenience a large
portion of 1t being on the first floor, and with
In ten minutes walk of the court house II
has on IL large garden and great variety of
fruit, large front and back yard, with all me-
cessary outbulldings, a cow lot and stable.
This Is delightful and pretty locality. and AL
together a most desirable and comfortable res
tdence.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third In cash. and
the residue In two equal annual payments
bearing interest from the day OF sale for
which the purchaser Will be required TO exc
cute his bonds, and the title will be reserved
as ultimate security.
G. NJ. COCHRAN, JR.,
aug SLOT Trustee
POSTPONEMENT.
The above sale has been postponed nm II,
SATURDAY, OCT. 18th, 1887,
g. NJ. COCHRAN. JR..
octo-4t Trustee
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-10-05

DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES IN SHENANDOAH
"A special to the Richmond State says
that, on Monday last, the Dem ocrats Of
Page and Shenandoah counties held theil
senatorial convention at New Market and
nominated DR.. H. ] Smoot for the Senate
DIR. Smoot is one of the most popular men
in Page county.
Immediately after the Senatorial CONVEX
ton adjourned, the Shenandoah county con-
vention nominated 3. W, Magruder for the
House of Delegates. Mr.. Magruder is a
popular and prosperous lawyer at the Wood
stock bar. This is considered one of the
oleanest TICKETS eyer placed in the field in
that county.